Result of AGM

Worthington Group PLC
06 August 2004



               WORTHINGTON GROUP PLC


Result of AGM and share capital re-organisation


At the Annual General Meeting of Worthington Group plc (the 'Company') held
today at 11.00am, all resolutions were passed, including the ordinary resolution
to re-organise the existing 118,070,163 ordinary 10p shares into 11,807,013 new
Ordinary Shares of 10p (the 'New Ordinary Shares') with effect from the close of
business on 6th August 2004.

Application has been made for the admission to the Official List of the UK
Listing Authority for the 11,807,013 New Ordinary Shares and for their admission
to trading on the market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange plc.
Accordingly, dealings in the New Ordinary Shares are expected to commence at
8.00am on Monday 9th August 2004.


Key Dates:-

Record Date                                            6 August 2004

CREST accounts credited with new shares of             9 August 2004
10p each

Share Certificates dispatched in respect of           16 August 2004
new shares of 10p each


A Copy of the Circular to shareholders dated 9th July 2004 detailing the Capital
reoganisation has been submitted to the UKLA and is available for inspection at
the UKLA's offices Document Viewing facility at 25 The North Colonnade, Canary
Wharf, London E14 5HS








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